Purpose
The Assessment Advisory Committee provides leadership and recommendations on the quality and implementation of student learning outcomes assessment at ůůֱ²¥ University. Faculty on the committee will examine issues and solutions related, but not limited, to academic assessment support, resources, and processes.
Primary Roles
- Conducts a review of academic assessment and provides formative feedback on reports, makes recommendations for action
- Reviews the university's annual academic assessment report and discusses progress toward our goals for continuous improvement
- Makes recommendations for professional development opportunities related to assessment, pedagogy, and learning outcomes research
- Review's assessment processes and resources to make assessment meaningful and manageable for programs
- Answers questions about student learning outcomes assessment and provides support to colleagues at the university
- Review's policies and procedures
- Makes recommendations to existing governing structures, as necessary, to foster a campus-wide commitment to improvement-oriented educational assessment
Benefits of the Committee
- Strengthens assessment knowledge, capacity, and activities within the department and college
- Cultivates and recognizes champions of academic assessment
- Develops best practices within and across academic programs
- Serves as a platform for faculty to voice their needs and interests related to assessment and research
- Contributes to a campus-wide understanding of and commitment to improvement-oriented academic assessment
Advisory Committee Members
The committee is comprised of at least two faculty members per academic college, a liaison from Faculty Senate, and an administrative faculty member from IE&A. The committee meets monthly during the fall and spring semesters. Members will serve for 2 years and will be appointed by the Associate Deans.
- David Shirley, Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Assessment, Chair
- Kristy Carlisle, College of Education & Professional Studies, Co-Chair
- John Baaki, College of Education & Professional Studies
- Tom Bean, College of Education & Professional Studies
- Robert Cromich, College of Business
- David Courson, College of Sciences
- Nestor Escobales, College of Engineering & Technology
- Stephanie Ewers, College of Health Sciences
- Michelle Fowler-Amato, College of Arts & Letters
- Oscar Gonzalez, College of Engineering &Â Technology
- Karen Karlowicz, College of Health Sciences
- Scott Maggard, College of Arts & Letters
- Christine Mitchell, College of Arts & Letters
- Jomo Mutegi, College of Education & Professional Studies
- James Paulson, College of Sciences
- Tony Perez, College of Education & Professional Studies
- Dan Richards, College of Arts & Letters
- Stacie Ringleb, College of Engineering & Technology
- Jay Walker, College of Business
- Dylan Wittkower, College of Arts & Letters
- Lucy Wittkower, University Libraries
- Alla Zareva, College of Arts & Letters